EIST Mapping 2022: Field Mapping of Knowledge Structure

1 Introduction: Mapping of broad research field around EIST in v2

Here are preliminary results of the bibliometric mapping of EIST. Its purpose is:

• To map the broader research community and distinct research field the department contributes to.
• Identify core knowledge bases, research areas gtrends and topics.
• Highlight the positioning of the department within this dynamics.

The method for the research-field-mapping can be reviewed here:

Rakas, M., & Hain, D. S. (2019). The state of innovation system research: What happens beneath the surface?. Research Policy, 48(9), 103787.

Note: The analysis in this document depicts the larger research field around the department, thereby all analysis results are based on the publications of the department plus related

2 General Overview over the research field

Note: This section provides basic descriptives of th identified research fielld, including number of articles over time, countries, institutions, and authors. See Technical descriptionfor additional explanations.

2.1 Main Indicators: Publications, Authors, Countries

3 Topic modelling

Note: Here, we report the results of a LDA topic-modelling (basically, clustering on words) on all title+abstract texts. Identified topics can be interpreted as broad themes in the research field. See Technical descriptionfor additional explanations.

3.1 Topics by topwords

Note: While this static vies is helpful, I recommend using the interactive LDAVis version to be found under https://daniel-hain.github.io/biblio_lux_2022/output/topic_modelling/LDAviz_eist_v2/index.html#topic=1&lambda=0.60&term=. For functionality and usage, see ´Technical ´.

4 Knowledge Bases: Co-Citation network analysis

Note: This analysis refers the co-citation analysis, where the cited references and not the original publications are the unit of analysis. Identified knowledge bases can be interpreted as the knowledge foundation the field draws from. See Technical descriptionfor additional explanations.

name	dgr_int	dgr
Knowledge Base 1: KB 1: unlabeled (n = 341, density =10.35)
GEELS F.W. TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS AS EVOLUTIONARY RECONFIGURATION PROCESSES: A MULTI-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE AND A CASE-STUDY (2002)	1318	2964
GEELS F.W. SCHOT J. TYPOLOGY OF SOCIOTECHNICAL TRANSITION PATHWAYS (2007)	1021	2281
GEELS F.W. THE MULTI-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE ON SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: RESPONSES TO SEVEN CRITICISMS (2011)	720	1570
SMITH A. STIRLING A. BERKHOUT F. THE GOVERNANCE OF SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS (2005)	521	1038
GEELS F.W. FROM SECTORAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATION TO SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS: INSIGHTS ABOUT DYNAMICS AND CHANGE FROM SOCIOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONAL THEO...	416	972
FARLA J. MARKARD J. RAVEN R. COENEN L. SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS IN THE MAKING: A CLOSER LOOK AT ACTORS STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES (2012)	367	756
RIP A. KEMP R. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE (1998)	355	675
UNRUH G.C. UNDERSTANDING CARBON LOCK-IN (2000)	287	594
GEELS F.W. ONTOLOGIES SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS (TO SUSTAINABILITY)	233	546
ROTMANS J. KEMP R. VAN ASSELT M. MORE EVOLUTION THAN REVOLUTION: TRANSITION MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC POLICY (2001)	220	404
Knowledge Base 2: KB 2: unlabeled (n = 192, density =12.84)
MARKARD J. RAVEN R. TRUFFER B. SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: AN EMERGING FIELD OF RESEARCH AND ITS PROSPECTS (2012)	554	2636
COENEN L. BENNEWORTH P. TRUFFER B. TOWARD A SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE ON SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS (2012)	425	1202
HANSEN T. COENEN L. THE GEOGRAPHY OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: REVIEW SYNTHESIS AND REFLECTIONS ON AN EMERGENT RESEARCH FIELD (2015)	326	755
RAVEN R. SCHOT J. BERKHOUT F. SPACE AND SCALE IN SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS (2012)	252	491
HODSON M. MARVIN S. CAN CITIES SHAPE SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS AND HOW WOULD WE KNOW IF THEY WERE? (2010)	216	445
KÖHLER J. GEELS F.W. KERN F. MARKARD J. ONSONGO E. WIECZOREK A. ALKEMADE F. WELLS P. AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS RESEARCH: STATE OF TH...	185	560
COENEN L. TRUFFER B. PLACES AND SPACES OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: GEOGRAPHICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN EMERGING RESEARCH AND POLICY FIELD (2012)	127	233
TRUFFER B. MURPHY J.T. RAVEN R. THE GEOGRAPHY OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: CONTOURS OF AN EMERGING THEME (2015)	119	249
SENGERS F. RAVEN R. TOWARD A SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE ON NICHE DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT (2015)	102	261
FUENFSCHILLING L. BINZ C. GLOBAL SOCIO-TECHNICAL REGIMES (2018)	91	274
Knowledge Base 3: KB 3: unlabeled (n = 161, density =30.68)
BERGEK A. JACOBSSON S. CARLSSON B. LINDMARK S. RICKNE A. ANALYZING THE FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS: A SCHEME OF ANALYSI...	742	1325
HEKKERT M.P. SUURS R.A.A. NEGRO S.O. KUHLMANN S. SMITS R.E.H.M. FUNCTIONS OF INNOVATION SYSTEMS: A NEW APPROACH FOR ANALYSING TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE ...	402	773
CARLSSON B. STANKIEWICZ R. ON THE NATURE FUNCTION AND COMPOSITION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (1991)	398	517
MARKARD J. TRUFFER B. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND THE MULTI-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE: TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK (2008)	395	842
BERGEK A. HEKKERT M. JACOBSSON S. MARKARD J. SANDÉN B. TRUFFER B. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS IN CONTEXTS: CONCEPTUALIZING CONTEXTUAL STRUCTUR...	325	450
JACOBSSON S. BERGEK A. INNOVATION SYSTEM ANALYSES AND SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR RESEARCH (2011)	227	348
DEWALD U. TRUFFER B. THE LOCAL SOURCES OF MARKET FORMATION: EXPLAINING REGIONAL GROWTH DIFFERENTIALS IN GERMAN PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKETS (2012)	203	343
JACOBSSON S. BERGEK A. TRANSFORMING THE ENERGY SECTOR: THE EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (2004)	197	280
MUSIOLIK J. MARKARD J. CREATING AND SHAPING INNOVATION SYSTEMS: FORMAL NETWORKS IN THE INNOVATION SYSTEM FOR STATIONARY FUEL CELLS IN GERMANY (2011)	192	272
WIECZOREK A.J. HEKKERT M.P. SYSTEMIC INSTRUMENTS FOR SYSTEMIC INNOVATION PROBLEMS: A FRAMEWORK FOR POLICY MAKERS AND INNOVATION SCHOLARS (2012)	185	300
Knowledge Base 4: KB 4: unlabeled (n = 161, density =25.26)
GEELS F.W. REGIME RESISTANCE AGAINST LOW-CARBON TRANSITIONS: INTRODUCING POLITICS AND POWER INTO THE MULTI-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE (2014)	427	1086
MEADOWCROFT J. ENGAGING WITH THE POLITICS OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS (2011)	340	733
KIVIMAA P. KERN F. CREATIVE DESTRUCTION OR MERE NICHE SUPPORT? INNOVATION POLICY MIXES FOR SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS (2016)	320	672
TURNHEIM B. GEELS F.W. THE DESTABILISATION OF EXISTING REGIMES: CONFRONTING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORK WITH A CASE STUDY OF THE BRITISH COAL IND...	212	314
BERGGREN C. MAGNUSSON T. SUSHANDOYO D. TRANSITION PATHWAYS REVISITED: ESTABLISHED FIRMS AS MULTI-LEVEL ACTORS IN THE HEAVY VEHICLE INDUSTRY (2015)	184	373
HESS D.J. SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: A POLITICAL COALITION PERSPECTIVE (2014)	183	391
MEADOWCROFT J. WHAT ABOUT THE POLITICS? SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TRANSITION MANAGEMENT AND LONG TERM ENERGY TRANSITIONS (2009)	172	423
KUNGL G. GEELS F.W. SEQUENCE AND ALIGNMENT OF EXTERNAL PRESSURES IN INDUSTRY DESTABILISATION: UNDERSTANDING THE DOWNFALL OF INCUMBENT UTILITIES IN ...	169	222
GEELS F.W. RECONCEPTUALISING THE CO-EVOLUTION OF FIRMS-IN-INDUSTRIES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS: DEVELOPING AN INTER-DISCIPLINARY TRIPLE EMBEDDEDNESS F...	157	300
AVELINO F. ROTMANS J. POWER IN TRANSITION: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK TO STUDY POWER IN RELATION TO STRUCTURAL CHANGE (2009)	145	502
Knowledge Base 5: KB 5: unlabeled (n = 134, density =17.41)
SMITH A. RAVEN R. WHAT IS PROTECTIVE SPACE? RECONSIDERING NICHES IN TRANSITIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY (2012)	432	2040
KEMP R. SCHOT J. HOOGMA R. REGIME SHIFTS TO SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH PROCESSES OF NICHE FORMATION: THE APPROACH OF STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT (1998)	409	1930
SCHOT J. GEELS F.W. STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION JOURNEYS: THEORY FINDINGS RESEARCH AGENDA AND POLICY (2008)	252	937
SEYFANG G. SMITH A. GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: TOWARDS A NEW RESEARCH AND POLICY AGENDA (2007)	218	400
SMITH A. TRANSLATING SUSTAINABILITIES BETWEEN GREEN NICHES AND SOCIO-TECHNICAL REGIMES (2007)	158	528
ORNETZEDER M. ROHRACHER H. OF SOLAR COLLECTORS WIND POWER AND CAR SHARING: COMPARING AND UNDERSTANDING SUCCESSFUL CASES OF GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS (...	116	160
SEYFANG G. HAXELTINE A. GROWING GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES IN GOVERNING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TRANSITIO...	102	270
SEYFANG G. HIELSCHER S. HARGREAVES T. MARTISKAINEN M. SMITH A. A GRASSROOTS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NICHE? REFLECTIONS ON COMMUNITY ENERGY IN THE UK (2014)	71	147
HARGREAVES T. HIELSCHER S. SEYFANG G. SMITH A. GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS IN COMMUNITY ENERGY: THE ROLE OF INTERMEDIARIES IN NICHE DEVELOPMENT (2013)	66	83
SEYFANG G. LONGHURST N. DESPERATELY SEEKING NICHES: GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS AND NICHE DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY CURRENCY FIELD (2013)	48	71

5 Research Areas: Bibliographic coupling analysis

Note: This analysis refers the bibliographic coupling analysis, where original publications are the unit of analysis. Identified research areas can be interpreted as the field’s current research frontier. See Technical descriptionfor additional explanations.

AU	PY	TI	dgr_int	TC	TC_year
Research Area 1: RA 1: unlabeled (n = 168, density =0.67)
GEELS FW	2011	THE MULTI-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE ON SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: RESPONSES TO SEVEN CRITICISMS	3.62	1409	128.09
VAN DEN BERGH JCJM;TRU...	2011	ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW	1.27	282	25.64
RAVEN R;KERN F;VERHEES...	2016	NICHE CONSTRUCTION AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SOCIO-POLITICAL WORK. A META-ANALYSIS OF SIX LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY CASES	1.87	168	28.00
RAVENA R;SCHOTA J;BERK...	2012	SPACE AND SCALE IN SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS	0.93	281	28.10
KLITKOU A;BOLWIG S;HAN...	2015	THE ROLE OF LOCK-IN MECHANISMS IN TRANSITION PROCESSES: THE CASE OF ENERGY FOR ROAD TRANSPORT	1.31	155	22.14
MEADOWCROFT J	2011	ENGAGING WITH THE POLITICS OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS	0.49	394	35.82
NORMANN HE	2015	THE ROLE OF POLITICS IN SUSTAINABLE TRANSITIONS: THE RISE AND DECLINE OF OFFSHORE WIND IN NORWAY	2.31	79	11.29
STIRLING A	2011	PLURALISING PROGRESS: FROM INTEGRATIVE TRANSITIONS TO TRANSFORMATIVE DIVERSITY	1.26	137	12.45
SARASINI S;LINDER M	2018	INTEGRATING A BUSINESS MODEL PERSPECTIVE INTO TRANSITION THEORY: THE EXAMPLE OF NEW MOBILITY SERVICES	2.11	80	20.00
ELZEN B;VAN MIERLO B;L...	2012	ANCHORING OF INNOVATIONS: ASSESSING DUTCH EFFORTS TO HARVEST ENERGY FROM GLASSHOUSES	1.31	125	12.50
Research Area 2: RA 2: unlabeled (n = 99, density =0.7)
KÖHLER J;GEELS FW;KERN...	2019	AN AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS RESEARCH: STATE OF THE ART AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS	0.53	868	289.33
MARKARD J;SUTER M;INGO...	2016	SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS AND POLICY CHANGE - ADVOCACY COALITIONS IN SWISS ENERGY POLICY	1.38	172	28.67
JOHNSTONE P;NEWELL P	2018	SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS AND THE STATE	1.27	120	30.00
KERN F;ROGGE KS	2018	HARNESSING THEORIES OF THE POLICY PROCESS FOR ANALYSING THE POLITICS OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: A CRITICAL SURVEY	1.27	90	22.50
TURNHEIM B;SOVACOOL BK	2020	FOREVER STUCK IN OLD WAYS? PLURALISING INCUMBENCIES IN SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS	1.79	61	30.50
WILLIAMS S;DOYON A	2019	JUSTICE IN ENERGY TRANSITIONS	1.06	95	31.67
ROSENBLOOM D	2018	FRAMING LOW-CARBON PATHWAYS: A DISCURSIVE ANALYSIS OF CONTENDING STORYLINES SURROUNDING THE PHASE-OUT OF COAL-FIRED POWER ...	1.31	70	17.50
RAVEN R;KERN F;SMITH A...	2016	THE POLITICS OF INNOVATION SPACES FOR LOW-CARBON ENERGY: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE	1.06	41	6.83
OSUNMUYIWA O;KALFAGIAN...	2017	TRANSITIONS IN UNLIKELY PLACES: EXPLORING THE CONDITIONS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY ADOPTION IN NIGERIA	1.29	32	6.40
HÖLSCHER K;WITTMAYER J...	2018	TRANSITION VERSUS TRANSFORMATION: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?	0.28	138	34.50
Research Area 3: RA 3: unlabeled (n = 98, density =1.06)
BERGEK A;HEKKERT M;JAC...	2015	TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS IN CONTEXTS: CONCEPTUALIZING CONTEXTUAL STRUCTURES AND INTERACTION DYNAMICS	3.21	300	42.86
HANSEN T;COENEN L	2015	THE GEOGRAPHY OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: REVIEW, SYNTHESIS AND REFLECTIONS ON AN EMERGENT RESEARCH FIELD	1.41	465	66.43
JACOBSSON S;BERGEK A	2011	INNOVATION SYSTEM ANALYSES AND SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR RESEARCH	1.59	296	26.91
MARKARD J;HEKKERT M;JA...	2015	THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK: RESPONSE TO SIX CRITICISMS	3.10	128	18.29
MURPHY JT	2015	HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITION STUDIES: PROMISING INTERSECTIONS	2.10	170	24.29
QUITZOW R	2015	DYNAMICS OF A POLICY-DRIVEN MARKET: THE CO-EVOLUTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS IN CHINA ...	1.08	141	20.14
TZIVA M;NEGRO SO;KALFA...	2020	UNDERSTANDING THE PROTEIN TRANSITION: THE RISE OF PLANT-BASED MEAT SUBSTITUTES	1.68	80	40.00
KERN F	2015	ENGAGING WITH THE POLITICS, AGENCY AND STRUCTURES IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS APPROACH	1.61	64	9.14
WIRTH S;MARKARD J;TRUF...	2013	INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS MATTER: PROFESSIONAL CULTURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY	1.14	80	8.89
WIECZOREK AJ;HEKKERT M...	2015	BROADENING THE NATIONAL FOCUS IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS: THE CASE OF OFFSHORE WIND	1.56	58	8.29
Research Area 4: RA 4: unlabeled (n = 78, density =0.67)
TRUFFER B;MURPHY JT;RA...	2015	THE GEOGRAPHY OF SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: CONTOURS OF AN EMERGING THEME	0.73	152	21.71
BINZ C;COENEN L;MURPHY...	2020	GEOGRAPHIES OF TRANSITION—FROM TOPICAL CONCERNS TO THEORETICAL ENGAGEMENT: A COMMENTARY ON THE TRANSITIONS RESEARCH AGENDA	1.26	67	33.50
FEOLA G	2020	CAPITALISM IN SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS RESEARCH: TIME FOR A CRITICAL TURN?	0.61	97	48.50
SENGERS F;RAVEN R	2015	TOWARD A SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE ON NICHE DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT	0.55	108	15.43
COHEN N;ILIEVA RT	2015	TRANSITIONING THE FOOD SYSTEM: A STRATEGIC PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APPROACH FOR CITIES	0.81	68	9.71
VAN MIERLO B;BEERS PJ	2020	UNDERSTANDING AND GOVERNING LEARNING IN SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: A REVIEW	0.70	61	30.50
KIVIMAA P;LAAKSO S;LON...	2021	MOVING BEYOND DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION: A REVIEW OF DISRUPTION IN SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS	0.86	45	45.00
TORRENS J;SCHOT J;RAVE...	2019	SEEDBEDS, HARBOURS, AND BATTLEGROUNDS: ON THE ORIGINS OF FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR URBAN EXPERIMENTATION WITH SUSTAINABI...	1.23	27	9.00
ROSENBLOOM D	2020	ENGAGING WITH MULTI-SYSTEM INTERACTIONS IN SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: A COMMENT ON THE TRANSITIONS RESEARCH AGENDA	0.71	39	19.50
MOSSBERG J;SÖDERHOLM P...	2018	CROSSING THE BIOREFINERY VALLEY OF DEATH? ACTOR ROLES AND NETWORKS IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO A SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION	0.78	33	8.25
Research Area 5: RA 5: unlabeled (n = 72, density =0.73)
SEYFANG G;HIELSCHER S;...	2014	A GRASSROOTS SUSTAINABLE ENERGY NICHE? REFLECTIONS ON COMMUNITY ENERGY IN THE UK	1.07	266	33.25
PATTERSON J;SCHULZ K;V...	2017	EXPLORING THE GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS OF TRANSFORMATIONS TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY	0.58	303	60.60
WITTMAYER JM;AVELINO F...	2017	ACTOR ROLES IN TRANSITION: INSIGHTS FROM SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES	0.92	136	27.20
EHNERT F;KERN F;BORGST...	2018	URBAN SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS IN A CONTEXT OF MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE: A COMPARISON OF FOUR EUROPEAN STATES	1.55	77	19.25
LOORBACH D;WITTMAYER J...	2020	TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATION AND TRANSLOCAL DIFFUSION	1.34	86	43.00
MARTISKAINEN M	2017	THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRASSROOTS INNOVATIONS	0.94	111	22.20
FORREST N;WIEK A	2014	LEARNING FROM SUCCESS - TOWARD EVIDENCE-INFORMED SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS IN COMMUNITIES	0.76	81	10.12
GEELS FW	2013	THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL-ECONOMIC CRISIS ON SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: FINANCIAL INVESTMENT, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC DIS...	0.39	155	17.22
LONGHURST N	2015	TOWARDS AN 'ALTERNATIVE' GEOGRAPHY OF INNOVATION: ALTERNATIVE MILIEU, SOCIO-COGNITIVE PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY EXPERI...	0.79	67	9.57
DE VRIES GW;BOON WPC;P...	2016	USER-LED INNOVATION IN CIVIC ENERGY COMMUNITIES	0.73	57	9.50

5.1 GPT-4 summary:

5.1.1 1: Sustainability Transitions and Innovations

This topic explores the dynamics of sustainability transitions and innovations within socio-technical systems, focusing on various aspects such as lock-in mechanisms, politics, niche construction, and business model perspectives. The articles adopt theoretical frameworks like the multi-level perspective (MLP) and analyze case studies across sectors such as energy, transport, and agriculture. The research is mostly qualitative, with an emphasis on understanding the complex interactions between actors, institutions, and technologies, and their implications for policy and industry.

5.1.2 2: Sustainability Transitions and Politics

This topic explores the interplay between sustainability transitions and politics in the context of socio-technical systems, policy processes, and governance. The articles encompass a range of theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and case studies, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the journal. Research in this topic is primarily qualitative, focusing on macro-level analysis with an emphasis on theoretical and policy implications. Contributions address various aspects of sustainability transitions, such as the role of the state, justice, incumbents, discourses, and innovation spaces, offering insights for understanding and supporting large-scale societal changes towards a sustainable future.

5.1.3 3: Sustainability Transitions and Innovation Systems

The common theme across these articles is the exploration of sustainability transitions through the lens of technological innovation systems (TIS) and their various interactions with contextual factors such as geography, politics, and institutions. These studies apply both qualitative and quantitative approaches, focusing on the macro level of socio-technical systems and their transition pathways. The research delves into the theoretical aspects of TIS and their implications for policy and industry, providing valuable insights into how technological, organizational, economic, and institutional innovations can contribute to a more environmentally sustainable economy.

5.1.4 4: Geographical Perspectives in Sustainability Transitions

These ten articles collectively focus on geographical perspectives in sustainability transitions, examining the spatial dimensions and multi-system interactions in transitioning socio-technical systems towards sustainability. The research primarily employs qualitative methods to study the dynamics of actor networks, urban experimentation, and niche development in various sectors and contexts. These contributions explore the importance of spatiality, place, and scale in understanding the complexities of sustainability transitions, while also considering the implications for policy, industry, and future research. By emphasizing the role of geography, this body of work helps to refine and extend the theoretical frameworks used in studying sustainability transitions.

5.1.5 5: Sustainability Transitions and Grassroots Innovations

Description: These articles focus on the role of grassroots innovations, community leadership, and governance in fostering sustainability transitions. They explore various aspects of socio-technical systems, multi-level governance, and alternative geographies of innovation that can facilitate the diffusion of environmentally sustainable practices. The research primarily employs qualitative case studies and draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, political science, and innovation studies. The articles contribute to both theoretical understanding and practical implications for policymakers, industry actors, and community leaders engaged in promoting sustainable transitions.

6 Knowledge Bases, Research Areas & Topics Interaction

6.1 Joint Overview over Knowledge Bases, Research Areas, and Topics

This plot shows the connection of publications in the research areas to knowledge bases (by citations) and topics (by gamma, document-topic weight)

7 Trends

7.1 Lead-Lag Analysis

8 Collaboration

8.1 Collaboration network

IGRAPH 11ba164 UNW- 26 70 -- 
+ attr: name (v/c), weight (e/n)
+ edges from 11ba164 (vertex names):
 [1] AALTO UNIVERSITY                  --LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY                         AALTO UNIVERSITY                  --UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX                        
 [3] CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY --LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY                         CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY --SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ZURICH
 [5] CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY --UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX                         CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY --UTRECHT UNIVERSITY                          
 [7] CLARK UNIVERSITY                  --UTRECHT UNIVERSITY                           DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY    --UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK                     
 [9] DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY    --UTRECHT UNIVERSITY                           EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY--ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM                
[11] EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY--UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX                         EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY--WUPPERTAL INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE             
[13] EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY--ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM                 ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM      --UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM                     
[15] ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM      --UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX                         ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM      --WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY                       
+ ... omitted several edges

9 Endnotes

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 [11] htmltools_0.5.4        viridis_0.6.2          fansi_1.0.3            googlesheets4_1.0.1    cluster_2.1.3         
 [16] tzdb_0.3.0             openxlsx_4.2.5.1       graphlayouts_0.8.3     modelr_0.1.9           vroom_1.6.0           
 [21] svglite_2.1.0          colorspace_2.1-0       rvest_1.0.3            pubmedR_0.0.3          haven_2.5.1           
 [26] xfun_0.37              crayon_1.5.2           jsonlite_1.8.4         bibliometrixData_0.3.0 glue_1.6.2            
 [31] polyclip_1.10-4        gtable_0.3.1           gargle_1.2.1           emmeans_1.8.2          webshot_0.5.4         
 [36] Rmpfr_0.9-0            rentrez_1.2.3          scales_1.2.1           mvtnorm_1.1-3          DBI_1.1.3             
 [41] Rcpp_1.0.10            viridisLite_0.4.1      xtable_1.8-4           dimensionsR_0.0.3      flashClust_1.01-2     
 [46] bit_4.0.5              stats4_4.2.1           DT_0.26                htmlwidgets_1.6.1      httr_1.4.4            
 [51] ellipsis_0.3.2         modeltools_0.2-23      factoextra_1.0.7       pkgconfig_2.0.3        XML_3.99-0.12         
 [56] farver_2.1.1           sass_0.4.5             multcompView_0.1-8     dbplyr_2.2.1           utf8_1.2.2            
 [61] RJSONIO_1.3-1.7        tidyselect_1.2.0       labeling_0.4.2         rlang_1.0.6            reshape2_1.4.4        
 [66] later_1.3.0            cachem_1.0.6           munsell_0.5.0          cellranger_1.1.0       tools_4.2.1           
 [71] cli_3.6.0              generics_0.1.3         broom_1.0.1            evaluate_0.20          fastmap_1.1.0         
 [76] yaml_2.3.7             bit64_4.0.5            fs_1.6.1               zip_2.2.2              mime_0.12             
 [81] slam_0.1-50            leaps_3.1              xml2_1.3.3             tokenizers_0.2.3       compiler_4.2.1        
 [86] rstudioapi_0.14        reprex_2.0.2           syuzhet_1.0.6          tweenr_2.0.2           bslib_0.4.2           
 [91] stringi_1.7.12         highr_0.10             lattice_0.20-45        vctrs_0.5.2            stringdist_0.9.10     
 [96] pillar_1.8.1           lifecycle_1.0.3        rscopus_0.6.6          jquerylib_0.1.4        estimability_1.4.1    
[101] data.table_1.14.4      httpuv_1.6.6           sylly.en_0.1-3         R6_2.5.1               promises_1.2.0.1      
[106] gridExtra_2.3          janeaustenr_1.0.0      lexicon_1.2.1          MASS_7.3-57            assertthat_0.2.1      
[111] withr_2.5.0            parallel_4.2.1         hms_1.1.2              quadprog_1.5-8         grid_4.2.1            
[116] rmarkdown_2.20         googledrive_2.0.0      scatterplot3d_0.3-42   shiny_1.7.3            lubridate_1.8.0       
[121] FactoMineR_2.6        

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